Articles by Corey Williams

New Workers’ Comp Reimbursement Rules Take Effect In Michigan

Changes in how doctors are paid for treating some injured employees covered by workers’ compensation are expected to address the long-term use of pain relievers and help cut medical costs for Michigan job providers, according to state officials. The new …

Michigan AG Says Settlement Reached in Propane Overcharges Suit

A settlement has been reached between Michigan and a propane supplier over high prices charged to customers trying to heat their homes during the cold and snowy winter months, Attorney General Bill Schuette announced. The deal with AmeriGas affects about …

Michigan Man Suspected in Officer’s Slaying, Insurance Fraud Found Dead

A recently divorced executive accused of mishandling employees’ insurance funds fired on police at his home in a wealthy Detroit, Mich., suburb, killing one officer and precipitating a 20-hour armed standoff that ended with the suspect dead in a weapons-strewn …

NFL’s Edwards Claims Slander by Michigan Restaurant Cost Him Contract

San Francisco 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards has filed a $14 million slander lawsuit, claiming allegations that he was directly involved in a fight at a suburban Detroit restaurant cost him a big guaranteed contract from another NFL team. Edwards, a …

Cash-Strapped Detroit Struggles to Stem Fires

Blazes that gutted more than two dozen homes across Detroit and pushed firefighters to their limits underscore the cash-strapped city’s need for outside help, according to a state lawmaker running for Congress. Sen. Hansen Clarke, D-Detroit, met with Federal Emergency …

Detroit Braces for Halloween Arson Spree

For the five years that the wood bungalow next door has been empty, Darlene Banks has kept an eye on it as Halloween approaches. She wasn’t expecting anyone to burn it weeks sooner. But the dilapidated house on Detroit’s east …